Speculations Around Lewis Hamilton’s Future Heat Up After Recent Criticism as Fans React to a Potential Switch to F1 Rival: “This Is Stupid”

Lewis Hamilton stirred up a storm recently after revealing that his opinion wasn’t taken seriously at Mercedes during the car’s development. His statement came against the backdrop of an embarrassing P5 result from the season opener in Bahrain. The way Fernando Alonso overtook him to take the podium showed how little progress Mercedes had made since last year while Aston Martin excelled through and through. The whole debacle started a rumor that the Briton was looking for a move to Ferrari to win the elusive record 8th world championship. These rumors have now turned into a serious discussion as some renowned F1 experts and journalists recently weighed in on the options Hamilton has.

The speculations over Lewis’ future reached such an extent that Mercedes had to issue a clarification quoting the man himself. However, fans took the Brackley-based team to task for not following his feedback during the car’s development.

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Sky Sports F1 journalists recently had a discussion about Hamilton potentially looking for a move to either Aston Martin or Ferrari. While Karun Chandhok ruled out an Aston Martin move, Simon Lazenby believed Ferrari was a more viable option. Lazenby maintained that a move away from Mercedes was highly unlikely, however, in the event he ever wanted to, Ferrari was an easier choice.

Simon said on Sky Sports F1 podcast, “He’s so desperate, so desperate for that eighth [title], that if Ferrari did manage to stay on the coattails and they were the nearest to Red Bull.”

“He’s not put his pen to paper yet on his contract. He’s definitely waiting to see how this year’s car felt.”

Take a look at some reactions to the discussion on Twitter.

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Some fans went a step further and predicted a move to Red Bull.

One fan felt if the move to Ferrari was to go through, it wouldn’t make much sense.

Another fan felt the move did not make any sense because both Lewis and Charles Leclerc would end up fighting against each other.

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Do you think the relationship between Hamilton and Mercedes has soured enough for him to not sign a new contract and join a different team in 2024? Will a move to Ferrari really be an upgrade for him?